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'Bella Helena' rose Reviews & Comments
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Is this rose really hardy in zone 5b? Earth Kind, Chamblee, and Antique Rose Emporium all list it as hardy in zones 7-9. I'd love to give it a try here in 6a/7a (depending on elevation/shelter here in Walla Walla) because mildew is not a big problem.
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23 JAN 15 by
 jedmar
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Looking at the Gardens listing, there are two 5b's, a 6a, a couple of 6b's and 7a's. The microclimate in these gardens is unknown, but you might address these members to find out more.
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3 APR 14 by
NikosR
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I believe that, where powdery mildew is a big problem, people should think twice before planting this rose. That's very unfortunate because otherwise it is a wonderful rose.
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20 JAN 15 by
Hardy
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Agreed. Though most chinas and teas have serious mildew problems on the California coast, the robust health of Gloire des Rosomanes led me to give Duchesse de Brabant a try. Bad idea. Out of over 100 roses in my yard, it was by far the most mildewy, and stayed that way for years (until I composted it).
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Available from - The Rose Man Nursery & Emporium
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31 MAR 09 by
Cass
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I conducted an informal survey on the rose in commerce in the USA as Duchesse de Brabant with 38 reports. I don't yet have a confirmed petal shape. I suspect that these are typically cuneate (wedge-shaped).
Plants often grow to 8 ft. x 8 ft.
Leaves open wrinkled and then smooth as they mature.
Leaf margins are slightly wavy.
Leaf texture is thin.
Powdery mildew in coastal and central valley of California and in damp spring.
For those with a hand lens, the sepal margins are glandular ciliate.
Prickles beneath on petiole (mid-rib of leaf).
Falcate prickles on canes are scattered.
Bloom form is globular to cupped, sometimes with imbricated petals at the center.
Stamen: filaments are white to cream, anthers dark amber when fresh.
Petal color is medium pink with cream to white centers, probably cuneate (wedge-shaped).
Petals count: median 54 total, with range from 86-21.
More than half report strong/fruity Tea fragrance. Some cannot detect Tea or did not report.
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